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Tag Archives: spirit
My Red Balloon
A sermon for Pentecost Sunday 2019 (Year C) St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church Richmond, Virginia Lessons appointed: Acts 2:1-21 Romans 8:14-17 John 14:8-27 Come, Holy Spirit. Come as wind and cleanse; come as fire and burn; convert and consecrate our … Continue reading
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Tagged Acts 2, balloons, church, episcopal, Holy Spirit, magnificat, pentecost, spirit, spirituality
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Forty Five
On this particular anniversary of my birth, I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the blessings of an unfolding journey. I woke this morning in my seminary dorm room, feeling deeply at home in spite of my physical location cross-coastal from my … Continue reading
Posted in work and life
Tagged birthday, Blessing, daily ordinary, divine presence, grace, gratitude, spirit, spirituality
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Candle Light
Yesterday, on my way back home from our mother-daughter road trip, I asked my daughter if she wanted to stop at the Yankee Candle outlet that was en route. She shares my love of candles and we thought we might … Continue reading
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Tagged candle light, candles, Contemplation, Grief, light, loss, memoire, prayer, remembrance, spirit, spirituality
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Super moon
I am writing outside tonight, enjoying the faint breeze on a warm, southern summer night. I have been awaiting tonight’s supermoon to make an appearance just over the tree line, beckoning me as always. As I sit and wait, I … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual journey
Tagged calling, compline, Contemplation, darkness, faith, God, light, moon. supermoon, nature, photography, reflection, spirit, spirituality, vocation
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Compelled
Its 1:00 a.m. as I sit to write. It amazes me that I am awake, and that what I am choosing to do at this post-midnight, pre-dawn hour is to write here on my blog. I have been doing a … Continue reading
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Tagged compelled, mystery, Rilke, soul, spirit, write, writing
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Guided by Spirit
When I was cleaning my office in preparation for our move to a new building, I decided it was time to go through my binders full of paper (no prior election puns intended) and recycle the many articles, notes, and … Continue reading
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Tagged breath, Christianity, found, Galatians, Holy Spirit, Judaism, meditation, philosophy, Plato. Phaedo, ruah, spirit, term papers, writing
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Order my Steps
I separated myself from my phone and personal belongings, locking them in the car. I carried only my music folder and a hymnal, and my driver’s license. Together with my choir friends, we headed into the cinder block structure through … Continue reading